Hay-carrier



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D. L. TSGHANTZ. HAY CARRIER;

No. 601,291. Patented Mar. 29,1898.

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(No Model.) D. L; TSGHANTZ.

HAY CARRIER.

No. 601,291. Patented Mar; 29, 1898.-

UNITED STATES DAVID L. TSCI-IANTZ,-

PATENT FFICE.

or ORRVILLE, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601 ,291, dated March29, 1898. Application filed September 9 1897. Serial No. 651,037. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID L; TSOHANTZ, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Orrville, county of Wayne, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvem ent in Hay-Carriers, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had.to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in 'hay-carriers,,the object ofwhich is to provide a side-draft carrier by means of which the load maybe raised and lowered at the sides of barn instead of the end thereof,as.

heretofore, and to provide means by which the load may be automaticallylocked at any desired elevation, as is hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference refer tosimilar parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of hay-carrier illustrating my inventionand the method of attaching same to the frame of the barn. Fig. 2 is anenlarged perspective view of the carrier. Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofcarrier, showing the elevating-rope locked in engagement with the frameofcarrier.

A denotes the track upon which the carrier is mounted, and may be of anyof the wellknown forms of strap, T, or angle iron.

B is a carrier-frame proper, upon which there are mounted, at one sidethereof, brackets O and O, carrying the carrier-wheels c, which may beof any desired form to adapt them to the shape of the track. I haveshown and I prefer to use upon each side of the carrier four wheelsmounted upon pivoted bars, so' that the wheels may adapt themselves toany inequality in the track, and by providing in this way eight wheelsfor each carrier the load is more evenly distributed andthe carrier runsmore easily along the track. v

The frame B is'substantially L-shaped,having upon either side of thehorizontal limb flanges to which are attached the various parts of thecarrier, as hereinafter designated. In the upper part of the frame thereis provided an opening 19 through which the end of the locking-leverhereinafter referred to swings. To the upper outer end of frame B thereis attached a roller 1), which engages with an additional or supportingtrack D, attached to the beams of the barn at a point directly oppositeto the barn-door or such place of loading as may be desired. In theaccompanying drawings I have shown this track D to consist of U-shapediron; but it may be made of any desired form or shape, its object be-'for the pulley e and supporting the trippingroller e, mounted upon the Ushaped portion of the frame and adapted to engage the tripping orunlocking block (1. To the inner end of the lever-frame E there isattached in ballbearings a swivel e and by means of which twisting inthe draft-rope is entirely avoided. At the point of pivoting thelever-frame E to the carrier-frame B there is mounted a pulley e tocarry the draft-rope. A short distance in advance of this pulley thereis pivotally mounted in the lever-frame a clam ping-block e, which isadapted to clamp the draft-rope up against a correspondingclamping-block b formed in the under surface of the upper. part of thecarrier-frame B. These clamping-blocks are shaped so as to conform tothe shape of the draft-rope, and thus give the greatest amount ofgripping or holding force. The lower depending limbs 19 and b of thecarrier-frame B are connected by a rod b, which, in addition to actingas a stop for. the lever-frame E, carries the balanced lockinglever F.Forward of the pivotal point of the balanced locking-lever F there isprovided a notch f for engagement with a bar 6 connecting the sides ofthe lever-frame E. The outer end of the balanced locking-lever Fis'bifurcated or pronged for engagement with the draft-rope and to liftthe same off of the clamping-block 6 when the lever-frame E shall havebeen depressed by the trip (Z.

draft-rope G is intended to be passed through the pulley c, then throughthe carrier-frame and between the clamping-block if, mounted thereon,and the pivoted clamping-block c, mounted on the lever-frame E,thencethrough the pulley c and through the pulleys g and g, to which may beattached either the hayfork or the hay-sling, as may be desired, and therope is then attached to the swivel at the inner end of levenframe E.

In erecting the carrier, the tracks A and D having been placed, thedraft-rope is passed through the carrier, as heretofore described. Thecarrier is then mounted on the track A, and the pulley Z) engages withthe supportingtrack D. The free end of the draft-rope is then passedthrough a pulley attached to the rafters of the barn, then passed downand through a pulley attached to the floor, and the end thereof isattached to an automatic horse-hitch, which will be the subject ofanother application. For the purpose of drawin g the carrier to eitherside of the barn and returning it again to the place of loading, smallcords or ropes are attached to hooks Z) and 6 upon either side of thecarrier-frame, and thence extend to either end of the barn, passedthrough pulleys, and are returned to pulleys on the rafters near thedoor, and to one end of the rope there is attached a weight equal to andbalancing the weight of the carrier, andthe other end of the rope ispassed through a pulley on the floor, and thence through a pulleyattached to a post or stake driven in the ground outside the barn, andthen engages with the automatic horse-hitch heretofore referred to.

In operation, the load of hay or other material having been driven intothe center of the barn, the fork or sling is engaged therewith. Thehorses are detached from the wagon and hitched to the automatichorsehitch and driven out in a direction at right angles to the track,when the load is raised by means of the draft-rope passing through thepulleys in the carrier heretofore described. Vhen the load has beenraised to any desired height, the horses are stopped, when automaticallythe load resting upon the draft-rope pulls down the inner end of thelever-frame E, thus raising the pivoted clamping-block e", which pressesthe draft-rope up against the clamping-block 11 holding it tightly inengagement therewith. The horses are then turned around, when thesmaller ropes heretofore described come into action and pull the carrierto the end of the barn, where the fork or sling is unlocked and the loaddropped. The small rope is then disengaged from the automatichorse-hitch, and the weight heretofore referred to pulls the carrierback toward the center of the barn, and as it passes the trip (Z thepulley c on the lever-frame E, disengaging the clamping-blocks from therope until the rod 6'' engages with the notch f on the lever F, lockingit in its lowered position, and the prongs of the balanced lever Fengage the rope, lifting it up and off of the pivoted clamping-block c,permitting the lowering of the draft-rope G.

\Vhen another load has been taken on, the force exerted to raise theload depresses the outer end of the lever-frame, which in turn releasesthe balanced lockinglever, and the operation is repeated.

It will be observed that by means of this carrier one man can operatethe carrier and manage the horses, and that by means of the automaticlocking feature much power is saved. Heretofore it has not only beennecessary to raise the load to the carrier before it could be locked andmoved along the track, but the draft-line has been in line with thetrack, which places the horses at an other part of the yard,necessitating a man or boy to manage the team and another the loadingand unloading.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is- 1. A hay-carrier adapted to be mounted upona track, and having a lateral extension carrying the pulleys for thedraft-rope, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in a hay-carrier adapted to be mounted upon a trackof a frame having a lateral extension, and a pulley-carrying framepivotally attached thereto and adapted to carry and engage and disengageautomatically, the draft-rope, substantially as described and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination in a laterally-operated hay-carrier of a frameadapted to be mounted upon a track, a pulley-carrying frame pivotallyattached thereto, a clamping-block pivotally attached to thepulley-carrying frame and adapted to engage the draft-rope, and abalanced locking-lever to automatically engage and disengage thepulley-carrying frame, substantially as described and for the purposeset forth.

4. The combination in a hay-carrier of a laterally-extending framehaving depending flanges and a clamping-block formed thereon, with apulley-carrying frame pivotally attached thereto at its center, andhaving mounted upon its free innerend a swivel hook or ring forengagement with the draft-rope, pulleys mounted in its free outer endand center, a pivoted clamping-block intermediate the pulleys, and meansfor automatically locking and unlocking the same,substantially asdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination in a hay-carrier of a frame adapted to be mountedupon a track, and having a lateral extension,a roller mounted thereonadapted to engage with a supporting-traek, a pulley-carrying framepivotally attached to the carrying-frame, a clampingblock pivotallyattached thereto and adapted to engage the draft-rope and a balancedlocking-lever adapted to automatically engage and disengage thepulley-carrying frame, a

tripping-roller mounted upon the outer end of the pulley-carrying frame,and a pivotallydepending pawl mounted upon the supporting-track,substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of a laterally-operated hay-carrier frame, with alateral supporting-track suspended at the side thereof and adaptedtosupport the outer end of the carrier, substantially asdescribed andfor the purpose set forth.

7. The combination ina-laterally-operated hay-carrier adapted to bemounted upon a track of a supporting-track suspended at the side thereofto engage the outer end of the carrier, and a tripping device mountedthereon, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day ofAugust, A. D. 1897.

DAVID L. TSGHANTZ. Witnesses:

OHAs. R. MILLER, CHASVM. BALL.

